"Because of race, there is only one way for you to leave Sanssouci Valley." Ovilia said the only way to leave Sanssouci Valley: "Go to the Illusion Realm and find the core of the illusion so that you can leave Sanssouci Valley." ”

"The phantom realm? Core? Li Qing and Wendy glanced at each other and hesitated: "Miss Ovilia, as you said, the Fantasy Realm of Sanssouci Valley was created by the main god of the elves, and the basis of the illusion is an artifact created with the divinity of the death of the main god of the ancient elves as the core. So...... The so-called illusion core, is it the artifact of death? ”

"That's right." Ovilia nodded and said, "You can only leave Sanssouci Valley if you go to the Phantom Realm and find the Death Artifact. ”

Wendy asked, "Miss Ovilia, what is the Illusory Realm?" What's so special about it? ”

Ovilia replied, "The illusion created on the basis of the death artifact is divided into two layers, inside and outside. The outer layer is the Sanssouci Valley where we remnant elves reside, and the inner layer ......"

She shook her head and said, "Actually, I don't know what the Illusory Realm is like. In the past, there were also elves who went to explore the inner space, but all the elves who went to explore never returned, and they don't know what happened. Over time, there were no more elves to explore the inner space. Therefore, the elves in Sanssouci Valley only know the existence of the inner space. As for what the situation is there, what is special, no one can say. ”

Li Qing groaned: "Since it is the phantom realm layer where the death artifact is preserved, then it must not be a peaceful place. ”

Wendy also nodded in agreement: "That's right. Under normal circumstances, an item as valuable as a death artifact would definitely have a fairly strong insurance measure in case someone approached the artifact. ”

Li Qingdao: "So it's almost certain that the phantom realm layer is a very dangerous place. And this danger should be treated equally to all beings, even if they are elves, if they trespass into the realm of illusions, they will also encounter accidents. ”

Wendy's little face turned a little pale: "Even elves will meet with accidents...... Not to mention the two of us outsiders. She looked at Ovilia and said unrelentingly, "Is there really no way to leave Sanssouci Valley except to go to the Phantom Realm and find the core artifact?" ”

Ovilia apologized, "I'm sorry though...... But there really is no other way. ”

"......" Wendy looked at Li Qing with blank eyes: "Tony, is there really only this way?" ”

"If even Miss Ovilia, a high elf who has lived in Sanssouci Valley for tens of thousands of years, can't find another way out, I want to go to the Phantom Realm to find the core artifact, it should be the only way out."

Speaking of this, seeing Wendy's frightened look, Li Qing couldn't help but pretend to smile easily: "Wendy, you don't need to worry too much. Actually, we are not without opportunities. You must know that even if it is an artifact, if it is not warmed by its owner, it will lose energy. The ancient elf god has long since died, and the death artifact he created has lost its owner for 43,000 years. It is also necessary to continuously consume energy to maintain the Sanssouci Valley and the elves in the valley...... Therefore, I think that the defense and insurance facilities in the phantom realm will definitely not be as powerful as they were at the beginning. ”

Speaking of which, he asked Ovilia again, "Miss Ovilia, there was an elf who went to explore the realm of the illusion, it must have happened a long time ago, right?" ”

"Yes. All of the exploration events took place within a hundred years of the initial migration into the Illusion. Ovilia replied in the affirmative: "In the first hundred years of moving to Sanssouci Valley, there were still many elves who went to explore the realm of illusion. After that, because all the explorers were gone, no elves dared to explore the realm of illusions. ”

"Thank you, Miss Ovilia, for your explanation." Li Qing smiled and said to Wendy again: "You see, only in the first hundred years have elven explorers gone to the phantom realm layer and never returned. No more elves have been there since. After more than 40,000 years, I believe that the defense measures of the Phantom Realm must have weakened a lot, and it is impossible to be as strong as it was more than 40,000 years ago. ”

Wendy's eyes lit up: "So, we have a chance?" ”

Li Qing smiled and said, "Yes, we definitely have a chance." Slightly boosted Wendy's fighting spirit, Li Qing said to Ovilia again: "Miss Ovilia, can you please take us to the phantom realm?" You don't need to take us in, just take us to the entrance of the illusion. ”

Ovilia said, "Go now?" You guys...... Why don't you take a break from Sanssouci Valley? ”

"No need." Li Qing got up: "Sanssouci Valley is very beautiful, and the elves are also beautiful, but this is not our world after all. Most importantly, I don't think Wendy's and I really survived for a month......"

He recounted his guesses about the time limit for the body to survive after the consciousness left the body.

"Huh?" Wendy exclaimed softly and said urgently, "Really? Tony, is it true that our bodies may not survive that long, as you said? Is it really possible to have only three to five days to survive? ”

Li Qing nodded and said, "Although my guess may not necessarily be accurate, I can't rule out this possibility." Just in case, just to be on the safe side, we have to do everything we can to get our bodies back. ”

"Is that so?" Ovilia nodded and said with a wry smile: "Also, what I know is outdated news tens of thousands of years ago, and my experience has long been outdated for tens of thousands of years, but I don't know anything about the current situation." Then I won't delay you. Come with me, and I'll take you to the entrance to the Phantom Realm. ”

Ovilia took Li Qing and Wendy out the door and walked towards the west of Sanssouci Valley.

Along the way, they met a lot of elves, and Li Qing and Wendy paid attention to them, and sure enough, as Ovilia said, eighty percent of them were elf children, and there were only a few adult elves.

When those elf children saw Li Qing and Wendy, they were also full of curiosity about strangers, just like the elf children they had met before. From time to time, elf children came around, giggling around Li Qing and the others, and asked them some strange and childish questions.

Li Qing and the others knew that most of these childish and innocent elf children were former adult elves. It's just that because he lost the motivation to survive and was unwilling to disappear, he took the initiative to degenerate into an immature elf, and used the child's innocent heart to fight against the erosion of time.

But this kind of passive resistance should not be very effective. Otherwise, the number of elves in Sanssouci Valley would not have decreased from more than 200,000 to less than 10,000.

Led by Ovilia, Li Qing and Wendy climbed several hills, crossed several rivers, and bypassed a small lake. The qiē you see along the way are as beautiful as a fairy tale.

The sky is always bright, there are always fruit trees hanging in the mountains and forests, and the grass is always as smooth and tender as a carpet, and the flowers are blooming. The river is always clear and gentle, and the fish swim like a shuttle......

The abundant products allow the elves to have no need to work and not worry about food and clothing. The elves who live in Sanssouci Valley don't need to do anything every day, just play and play.

This carefree life looks very good. But Li Qing and Wendy know that the qiē here is just an illusion after all. Wandering with nothing to do, for a few days, a month, or even a few years, may be barely endured. But if hundreds, thousands, tens of thousands...... If you go through it unchanged, you will only lose it completely, and then lose the motivation to survive.

As far as Li Qing and Wendy saw along the way, the elf children may still maintain the innocence and curiosity of children, but the adult elves, when they meet Li Qing and the others, even if they have a gentle and reserved smile unique to the elves, the aura on their bodies is all decadent and gray, giving people a sense of lifelessness.

It's like a patient with major depressive disorder.

Li Qing sighed in his heart: "If the elves can sleep for tens or hundreds of years like the dragon clan, then tens of thousands of years of idle life can survive." Unfortunately, the elves don't have the ability of dragons to pass the time by sleeping......"

At this time, Ovilia led Li Qing and the others to a high tower.

It is a tall tower located on the shore of a lake. The body of the tower is pure white, and it is dotted with black runes, giving people a heavy and solemn feeling.

"This is the entrance to the phantom realm." Ovilia looked up at the tower, "On the top of the tower, there is a teleportation array. Through the guò teleportation array, you can enter the phantom realm. Let's go, I'll take you inside. ”

The gate at the bottom of the tower is closed.

But as Ovilia approached, an invisible wave emanated from the gate, scanning her for a while, and the heavy black stone gate burst open, and Li Qing and Wendy followed her into the tower.

Following the spiral staircase in the tower, the three of them ascended to the top floor and entered a large and bright hall.

In the center of the hall, there was an altar, almost identical to the altar that Li Qing and Wendy had seen in the underground stone cave. It's just that the altar in the underground stone cave is completely white, and this altar is completely black, exuding an ominous aura of death.

"This altar is the teleportation array leading to the realm of the illusion." Ovilia explained, "It can only be opened by the High Elves. Wait until you stand in front of the altar, and I'll open the altar for you, and you'll be able to enter the realm of the realm. ”

"Thank you." Li Qing thanked him, and was about to take a step, when he suddenly said with some hesitation: "Forgive me for taking the liberty of being presumptuous, Miss Ovilia, why do you want to tell us the secret of this illusion?" You know, although the phantom realm is dangerous, as I said, tens of thousands of years have passed, and the defenses of the phantom realm have probably been weakened to the limit. We don't necessarily have a chance to find the artifact of death. And once we find the death artifact and touch it, it should also have an impact on Sanssouci Valley, right? It may even be ...... Guide zhì Sanssouci Valley completely ruined miè. Have you never thought about such consequences? ”

Ovilia smiled quietly and said, "You're right, the Death Artifact is the core foundation for the survival of Sanssouci Valley, and once the Death Artifact is touched, Sanssouci Valley is likely to be destroyed because of it." It is also very likely that the remaining elves of our valley will disappear completely. But what does it matter? ”

She was still smiling, but there was a layer of gloom in her bright eyes, and she exuded that kind of ...... The breath of a major depressive patient. Gloomy, depressing, and boring.

"We have abandoned a qiē, and even the legacy of the elves has been completely forgotten, and it has survived like the walking dead for tens of thousands of years. We have long lost our way and have long since lost our way to survive. We are just a bunch of dead people who have no value to live. For us, death is not an unacceptable thing, it can even be considered a relief. So...... If you can really destroy Miè Sanssouci Valley, we will not have any regrets about it, but we will be glad that you can make up your mind for us remnants. And thank you for helping us to make the most complete liberation. ”

Li Qing and Wendy were silent.

After a long silence, Wendy said with difficulty: "But those elf children ......"

"Where are there real children?" Ovilia said expressionlessly: "It's just some poor cowards who have nothing to love and are unwilling to disappear - all the elves in Sanssouci Valley are cowards, and they are all contemptible people who dare not live and die with the elven empire and try to escape the world, including me." ”

"But, but, but even if it's ......" Wendy pursed her lips, made a few inexplicable gestures, and suddenly lowered her head in frustration: "Well, I'm not qualified to say that. After all, I did want to leave. And if you want to leave, you have to go to the phantom realm layer to find the death artifact...... Yes, I'm not in a position to care about your lives or deaths......"

"Miss Wendy, you're a kind person, but you don't need to feel guilty." Ovilia said calmly, "Trust me, I can make any decision for all the elves, even if it means that they die. Don't look at me as useless now, but more than 40,000 years ago, I was the eldest princess of the Elven Empire and the first heir to the Elven King. ”

"Huh? It's actually an elven princess! Wendy hurriedly made a standard princess salute: "It's really offended...... "Although she is also a princess of a country, she is still a super white rich beauty who is richer than her king's father, but in front of the princess of the ancient elf empire, she is still a little ashamed.

After all, the ancient elven empire ruled almost the entire continent. Compared to the small kingdom she is in, it is many times greater.

"Oh, there's no need for that, Miss Wendy, my so-called princess status is not worth mentioning at all." Ovilia waved her hand and said, "So, Mr. Tony, Miss Wendy, now, can you start teleporting?" ”

"That's it." Li Qing glanced at Wendy, nodded encouragingly at her, took her little hand, and strode towards the altar.

Wendy took a deep breath, patted her bulging chest, and followed Li Qing to the altar, while turning back and smiling at Ovilia: "Excuse me, Her Royal Highness Princess Ovilia." Also, goodbye......"